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Ep. 46: 04/27/2002, The Shryock Auditorium, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill.
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Join us as we go back to 2002 once again, this time dropping in on the bucolic scene of Southern Illinois University for an evening at the Shryock Auditorium. Carbondale, Illinois, bitches! Ween had played eight shows in nine days across the South and Midwest, and this was the finale, yet another tour de force from this era!
Sometimes the trip can loom almost as large as the show itself. This was one of those times. The drive out was 13.5 hours for me, and more than 15.5 for Shane; a true overnighter complete with a sleep rotation. To this day, it remains our longest Ween road trip. Infamously, on the drive home, at our hotel, we got caught up in a massive tornado outbreak. We were fine, but nothing like the power going out mid-tornado warning, and not knowing what county you’re in. It really hit home the next day, when we found out that actual tornadoes had, in fact, torn through the area just miles from our hotel. But I digress: we’re here to talk about a show, aren’t we?
And Ween came to rock. Despite a Chocolate and Cheese heavy evening with commons aplenty, the band’s musicianship was impeccable, and they dug into the vault just enough to content any true-hearted fan. Some highlights include a talk box infused jam in Voodoo Lady followed up immediately with Spring Theme, and Deez Nutz, which was the absolute highlight of the evening. For the uninitiated, Deez Nutz is a parody of the Guess Who’s hit These Eyes, where every mention of “eyes” is replaced with “nutz.” It features Claude’s falsetto on vocals, and has only been played live fifteen times, just once since 2003. They then brought the first set to a close with the super rare If You Could Save Yourself (You’d Save Us All). The night closed with an epic encore that featured six songs, among them a cover of CSNY's Ohio, and a Tender Situation with Papa Gener taking a turn at guitar hero. The night had plenty of brown for sure!
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